Problems growing chaeto

[jacobchemical]

Looking for a way to export nutrients from my system. I was using this light on my refugium.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IVQ96KY/?tag=reefs04-20

The chaeto is tumbling but does not seem to be growing well. Instead I have alot of hair algae growing in the refugium and the chaeto is also covered in algae. Any suggestions?

 

[grsfish]

In my refugium it was sort of that way at first and I had to just keep removing the hair algae and eventually the chaeto won over and now grows like crazy. How long have you had that light running. Have you tried other lights

 

[jacobchemical]

I have had it running for 6 months the refugium. System is about 2 years old. This is the only light I have tried. Light ran for 12 hours. What light do you use?

 

[Hove75]

Add iron to your tank

 

[Spartanwarrior]

+1 on the iron. Brightwell aquatics makes a chaeto growing supplement called ChaetoGro. I use it, only as directed (sometimes less) and used this bulb from Amazon and I couldn't give the chaeto away fast enough.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GNWK2XO/?tag=reefs04-20

 

[grsfish]

Hey. I use a bulb similar to spartanwarrior. I have never added any supplements specifically for the chaeto. The biggest thing I have done to bring down the nitrates besides the refugium was starting vodka dosing. If you haven?t tried that you might want to look into it.

 

[jacobchemical]

Anybody in Nassau County have some Chaeto I can have, mine is covered in algae and may be dead now?

Update:

Grsfish actually dropped some off for me. Real great guy. Thanks again

 

[Hove75]

I stop using it cause when I started to die It released so much nitrates it killed all my corals. My suggestion dose vinegar or vodka.. but I'll would lean more to vinegar cause it's cheap

 

[Spartanwarrior]

you can rinse it. make sure the water is up to temp, and preferably salt water so it isn't shocked.

 

[Chrisk1]

Anybody in Nassau County have some Chaeto I can have, mine is covered in algae and may be dead now?

I have in Long Beach if you still need


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[vio]

Looking for a way to export nutrients from my system. I was using this light on my refugium.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IVQ96KY/?tag=reefs04-20

The chaeto is tumbling but does not seem to be growing well. Instead I have alot of hair algae growing in the refugium and the chaeto is also covered in algae. Any suggestions?

The light you use , is OK for Algae Scrubber , for Chaetto you need more PARs , 2.700 K ( LEDs) is Great.
LED Recessed Lighting Kit for 6" Cans - Retrofit LED , home d. have it.